Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-28
A MINORITY REPORT.
"HOar's Bill Considered
UnWarranted
AND A SERIOUS UsURPATIOs
BY Congress of the Powers Re-
served TO the States Of the
Union.
Associated Press Dispatches to the Hxnarn.

Union.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HEnALp.
WASHINGTON. February 81. = The
minority report prepared by Senator
George aud signed by all the Democratic
members Of the Senate Committee ON
Judiciary, upon the Hoar bill Ito pro-
vide irqucsts under national authority"
declared it to be the opinion Of the
sgncrs that the meas ire is unwarranted
by the constitution, and that it's pas-
sage would be grave and serious usurp-
aii1n by Congress Of the powers reserved
TO States. The report discusses
at great length the relations
general to ) ate Government
and the rights reserved to
each under the constitution. Congress,
it declares, can pass no law upon sub
jects of personal conflicts between pri-
vate individuals OF different races, and
personal wrongs perpe;rated by ons or
other; or between persons OF eiiferent
political parties; or wrongs done by one
party-man on another. because Of
opinions which the injured party may
entertain or may express. The authors
of this bill, IL says, have mot
been backward in asserting power in
Congress over subjects cognate to those
men lioned in this bill. Independent Of
any support which they may have given
to many acts OF Congress, which may
have been decided to have been uncon-
stitutional by the Supreme Court, they
have introduced bills contempo-
raneously with decisions ia civil
rights cases which contained asser-
tions of the EXTREMIST power over
these subjects. sit is no defense of the
constitutionaliiy OF this BILL" says the
minority" that it Assumes no jurisdic-
diction, no power over persons to pun
ish or restrain them, but simply directs
the court to make an inquisition CON-
corning crimes committed in II State,
and whose trial aud punishment are
solely in her jurisdiction. The question
for decision Is. has Congress the power
to pass the bill, Certainly that power
il not among those expressly conferred
in the constitution. Ii it we're claimed
as an incidental power, then its advo-
Gates must poiut out the express power
for carrying out which this bill was nec-
essary. This could not be done, and the
bill. the report says, IL not eveo entitled
to the defense Of being entirely smpotsnt
and harmless. Impoten. it is for all
purposes OF good and orderly govern
ment, but it has extraord nary yigor for
evil. 1t establi,hes an unwarrsnted
Federal espionage over matters con-
tided exclusively TO the Iuris-
diction of States. 1t invites and en-
courages irresponsible and discontented
persons TO subject the conduct Of their
neighbors TO an investigation by q
tribunal before which the persons thus
slandered have no opportunity Of ap-
pearing or summoning witnesses. IL u
trne the tribunal has no power to render
judgments against them which will ef-
feet their lives. their liberty or their
property, but it has the power in an ex
parte inquisitorial way OF Civ
ing an official form, body and
substance to the accusations,
and to destroy the character and blacksn
the names of citizens who are not heard
in their own defense; to stamp as gen.
uine and true ISLANDERS and libeis; to
give currency to bliekgusrdism and per-
jury. 1t would destroy the whole
scheme of the constitution. lt would
not enter the vestibule merely and de-
fame or destroy some slight ornament.
but it would sap aud undermine the
fOu a ~ lf tha fa.nnia ifgalf "
The Largest Farm In the Worba.
In the extreme southwest corner of
Louisiana lies the large { producing
farm in the world. 1t runs 100 miles
north and south and twenty five miles
east and west and is owned and operat-
ed by syndicate of Northern capital-
ists. Their general manager, ]. B.
Watkins, gives an interesting &C
count of this gigantic plantation,
which throws the great Dalrymple farm
of Dakota into the shade completely.
He was cornered by a reporter at tho
st. James Hotel last night and asked to
give the particulars of his gigantic en-
terprise. "The million and half acres
of land in our tract" Mr.. Watkins said,
''was purchased in 1888 from the State
of Louisiana and from the United
States government. AT that time
it was vast grazing land
for the cattle of tho few dealers CT the
neighborhood. When took possession
| found over $4,000 head Of half wild
horses ana cattle. My first work was to
divide the immense tract into convenient
pastures, establishing stations on ranches
every six miles. The fencing alone cost
in the neighborhood of $500 The
land found to be best adapted to rice.
sugar, corn and cotton.
"All our cultivating, ditchipg. ETC., is
done by steam power. We take tract.
say half mile wide, for instance, and
place an engine at each side. These en-
gines are portable and operate cable
attached to four plows, and under this
arrangement we are enabled to plow
thirty acres a day with only the
labor of three men. Our harrow
ing. planting and other cultivat-
ing is done in like manner. In
fact there is not draught horse on the
entire place. We have, of course.
horses for the herders of cattle, OF which
we now have l6. 900 head. The South
ern Pacific railroad runs for thirty.six
miles through our farm. We have three
steamboats, operating on the rivers of
our own State, upon which there are
300 miles of navigable waters. We have
an ice f,ctorv, bank, a shipyard and =
rice mill. ."-[ Missouri Republican.